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Warnings for mild angst, vague mention of trauma
Haibara had long since stopped being surprised by Conanâs ability to get into every manner of dangerous situation without even trying. Sheâd also resigned herself to the fact that the Detective Boys liked to follow him into it, and had even started finding trouble on their own. Haibara had accepted that, as much as it irked her.
Which is why she wasnât initially surprised when Conan hadnât answered any of her three phone calls or five text messages. She figured heâd stumbled into some criminal and was working to solve the case through the struggle of the adults ignoring his deductions.
Then Ran had called Dr. Agasa after dinner, asking if Conan was at his house, saying she couldnât find him, and he wasnât answering his phone.
Then she left the house the next morning to find that Conan wasnât among the Detective Boys whoâd come to walk to school with her like they always did these days. He didnât come to class, much to Senseiâs chagrin, and after Ayumi asked her at lunch if she knew where Conan was, Haibara was worried. Checking her phone proved he hadnât even read her texts, and an attempt to call him again sent her straight to voicemail. Either he turned his phone off, or the battery had died and he hadnât plugged it in to charge. She tried calling Shinichiâs phone, with the same results. Haibara was visibly worried the rest of the school day, and rushed back to Dr. Agasaâs after. She didnât bother to remove her shoes upon entering, running straight to her lab. She grabbed a backpack from one corner, throwing it over her shoulder as she hurried out of the house and down the street. Sheâd never been so glad sheâd installed a small tracking device in Conanâs bow tie. Haibara found the boy quickly, in an empty warehouse in a nearby district. Whatever relief sheâd felt upon finding the place vanished the moment she caught sight of Conan.
Even in the Black Org, sheâd never seen anything this horrendous.
She swallowed the bile rising in her throat at the sight and pulled a pocket knife from the backpack to cut the ropes binding Conan; noticing how he flinched every time she moved. She tried to hold him up with one hand while putting the knife away, but had to ease him to the ground to retrieve a shock blanket that sheâd packed there on the off chance itâd be helpful someday. She wrapped the reflective blanket around him, doing her best to keep from startling him as she lifted him back to his feet.
It was hard work getting Conan away from the warehouse, especially when he wasnât walking as much as being dragged. Once theyâd turned the corner, Haibara dug her phone from her pocket and called an ambulance, giving their location and a quick summary of Conanâs state. She kept moving away from the warehouse, and the ambulance arrived quickly, transporting her and Conan to the hospital. The doctorâs called Ran once theyâd arrived, and she met them there around fifteen minutes after Conan and Haibara had arrived via the ambulance.
Conan healed well, at least his physical injuries did. After three days of him not saying a word to anyone, the doctors concluded that the trauma of whatever had happened left him mute. No physical injury had occurred to his voice, but the psychological damage took its toll.
People questioned Haibara about it, but she refused to give any details about it, saying only that sheâd stolen a device from the doc to track his phone to find him. With both of them not talking about it, and with the warehouse being cleared out before the police arrived, no one else knew what had happened to the shrunken detective.
Conan was released from the hospital about a week later, during which Haibara had started teaching Conan and herself sign language. Ran bought the boy a whiteboard, and was now taking sign language classes after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Detective Boys had tried pestering the two to tell them what had happened, but Haibara had forced them out of the hospital room immediately after they started asking. She didnât bother telling them off, only giving them a cold glare with teary eyes before closing the door on them. They hadnât asked again.
Conan was back at school a week after his release from the hospital, whiteboard and markers in his bag and a nearly-conversational level of sign language ability. Conan and Haibara had both learned quickly, and the constant practice they shared each day had helped tremendously. The boy would still flinch at certain sounds or movements, and sometimes the Detective Boys would notice Haibara pale at the sight or mention of seemingly random things. It took awhile for most people to adapt to this new normal, but Haibara was Conanâs support, confidant, and friend through it all. The two quickly grew incredibly close, closer than Shinichi had ever been with Ran prior to the Tropical Land Incident.
Hey, Ai? The movement of Conanâs hand grabbed Haibaraâs attention easily, and she turned away from the Detective Boyâs game of Hide And Seek to see his words.
Yeah?
Thank you. For always being here for me.
I wanted to, you donât have to thank me. There wasnât a response from Conan, and Haibara turned her attention back to Gentaâs searching without seeing the faint blush creeping onto Conanâs face.
Ai?
Yeah, Conan? He seemed to hesitate, hands hanging still in the air by his chest.
I know I maybe shouldnât ask, butâŚ
There was another pause, tension filling the space between them, before Conan slowly continued with his question.
Would you consider being my girlfriend? Haibara stood frozen for a few seconds before she fully processed what heâd signed. She blushed dark red, the same shade Conanâs face turned after she responded.
Happy Holidays! I saw Post ZTD Hurt/Comfort Phi & Sigma on your prompt list and I decided to go for it! I havenât written fanfiction in years, let alone ZE fics (idk how I made it to 8k) so Iâm sorry if theyâre a little bit OOC,,, Hope you enjoy it nonetheless! Iâll be uploading it to AO3 as well after I give it an actual title so if youâd like keep an eye out for it!
It started with a scream.
Junpei whipped his head around to the source of the sound, where Phi was. Or where she used to be. Where she should have been.
The mission hadnât gone to plan. Crash Keys had received a tip about an old building on the edge of Khabarovsk being used by Russian government officials to store information on criminals that could pose a threat to the country, and could potentially have files on ones with religious motives. Akane, Phi, and Junpei had all decided to infiltrate the site themselves since Junpei and Phi were a little familiar with reading Russian and Akaneâs connection with her brother was strong enough that it was fastest for her to transmit anything they found to Aoi.Â
The building may have been old but it certainly wasnât abandoned, being in a group of three would make moving around discretely a difficult task, so the three of them decided to split up, all of them had coms so communication would be possible and. Instead of simply sneaking in, obtaining any documents they could that could contain information on the Religious Fanaticâs identity, and get out as fast as they could; Junpei had accidentally tripped one of the security alarms while he, Phi, and Akane were separated. When the alarm went off all three switched immediately to Plan B, to get out as fast as possible with what they had and meet up at a different location to figure out what went wrong and what to do next. Junpei had been up on the seventh floor at the time, Phi on the sixth, and Akane on the third, and since all of the elevators had been disabled with the alarm, all three had to rely on the only emergency staircase in the building. Akane had been able to make it out okay, but unfortunately security officers had blocked the stairs on the fourth floor, forcing Junpei and Phi to figure out another way out. The two had met up on floor 5 to discuss a possible plan to distract the guards for just long enough allowing them to escape.
âI really hope this works, it would be better if we had a floor plan for this damn place.â
âWhile I canât deny that would help, weâre stuck working with what we have, and what is that?â
âWe both have guns for last ditch efforts and worst case scenarios, our coms, the morphogenic field, the thumb drives with what information we were able to getâŚâ
âAnd not much else, so we should get out of here as soon as we can because theyâve more than likely figured out someone is here.â
âRight.â
âI let Aoi know whatâs going on, he told me to stay within the comâs range until you two are out so I can keep him updated or if you need me to go back inside to help.â
âI hope we wonât need that Kanny, but itâs appreciated.â
Little did Junpei know he would be eating his words very soon.
The two ran down hall after hall hoping for another emergency exit or a way to access the fourth floor somewhere as the footsteps of the guards grew louder and louder, eventually finding one thing they had been looking for. A balcony in need of repair set over a sad and unused atrium that was directly above a balcony on the fourth floor. Right when Junpei and Phi were preparing to figure out how to get themselves from the fifth floor balcony to the fourth floor balcony through a gap in an old, worn down, guardrail, they heard the sounds of footsteps stopping and guns being pulled and set to be fired.
Immediately the pair turned around and put their hands where their own guns were concealed, one of the three security guards shouted something in russian to the effect of âstop.â Ready to pull their own guns at any second, Junpei stepped in front of Phi, not because he was bigger, but he had been in similar situations back during his year of detective work and felt he was more prepared to be fired at than Phi was, even after the Nonary and Decision Games presented them both with grim situations. Phi in turn, took a couple steps back, careful not to push on the railing too much out of fear of breaking it if she did. Another command was shouted and they both regretted not learning more Russian dialect in case they didnât have an interpreter with them, but it was too risky bringing an extra person without experience for a mission where none of them were planning on having small talk at any point with anyone other than themselves. As a result, they both stayed still, eyes still focused on the trio in front of them, blocking off their access back to the hallway. Junpei and Phi both noticed the man on the right slowly moving his own gun away from the two of them and down to the right, why he was doing that, they didnât know.
Well didnât know quite yet.
The second after the trigger was pulled there was a scream, Junpei whipped his head around to where Phi was supposed to be, realizing the guard had shot one of the bars keeping the railing attached to the balcony, causing it to break and fall, and subsequently making Phi lose her balance. Being treated with the sight of Phi falling from the fifth floor was more than enough for Junpei to decide to pull out his gun and shoot at the guards. Adrenaline pulsing through his brain made it hard for him to think about anything but getting out of there after finding where Phi had fallen and before he knew it, he was past the guards and on his way to the emergency exit as Akaneâs voice came in over his com.
âJunpei? Phi? What happened? I heard a gunshot and a scream over both of your coms before one of them stopped working and more gunshots from the other, I donât know whoâs it was bu-â
âThat was Phiâs com that probably broke, I fired the shots, Iâm not sure which side of the building its on, but Phi fell from a fifth floor balcony in an atrium, I donât know what kind of injuries she has but Iâm running for the staircase right now so I can check on her.â
A moment of static filled Junpeiâs ear as he swung open the door to the staircase.
âSorry, I was trying to inform Aoi about whatâs happening, You said it was an atrium right? I should be able to recognize it from the outside so Iâll see if I can get in from there.â
âThanks.â
Junpei kept running down the stairs, thankfully without running into more security. For a supposed government facility, there was a small number of security guards, but it made Junpeiâs trip down the stairs easier so he didnât question it too much. Arriving on the ground floor, he made his way to the atrium as Akaneâs voice again filled his ear.
âIâm with Phi, sheâs unconscious, but sheâs breathing. I think thereâs a chance she fractured something when she landed, could you help me carry her when you get he-â
Akane wasnât able to finish her sentence before Junpei burst into the room and over to where his fiancee and Phi were on the ground. Phi was in Akaneâs arms and Junpei could see bruising on her face and neck, and her right shoulder noticeably dropped down low compared to her left. Running off for a second to find something that would work as a makeshift splint.
âAoi is on his way with a car, weâll still have to walk a bit because he doesnât want to risk getting too close.â
âOkay, can I borrow your scarf for a second?â
âOh! Yeah, here.â
They all sat there, not saying anything while Junpei tied a piece of metal around Phiâs back and arm, keeping her shoulder in place as he took Phi from Akane to let her stand up and start walking.
âYou know where Aoi is going to be right?â
âYes.â
âDo you know when heâs going to get there?â
âNot exactly, but he should arrive soon.â
âI sure hope he does.â
Both of them kept walking through a cold russian night, occasionally glancing over at Phi, though nothing was likely to change at this point. They both knew she needed urgent medical attention, brain injuries can do so much damage to a person but itâs impossible to tell how bad an injury is until the patient is scanned, wakes up, and evaluated, but all they could do is wait and hope sheâs well enough to pull through while walking to the pick up spot. Aoi was there before they arrived and left the vehicle to help Junpei get Phi into the car safely, while Akane got in the front passengerâs seat.Â
Akane had given her brother updates through the morphogenic field as the events played out, so none of them had anything to say or explain as he drove through the woods. The trip consisted of somber silence until Aoi spoke up.
âWeâre 18 hours ahead of California right now, seeing as itâs currently 03:22 for us Iâd say itâs about 21:22, or 9:22 at night for Diana and Sigma.â
Without saying it directly, they all knew someone was going to have to let the two of them know what happened to their daughter. With Sigmaâs familiarity with the human body from his cloning work in a different timeline and Diana being an emergency room nurse, both of them wod figure out pretty quick how serious this was. What none of the people in the car knew however, was how they would handle being so far away from Phi while they knew she was hurt.
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âOh the phone! Whoâs calling us right now? Is it Phi?â
âJust a second Diana, Iâll answer it.â
Sigma and Diana opted not to join Crash Keys on international missions, but rather help from California, that way they were far less likely to end up in a dangerous situation that could stir up unwanted memories of their deaths in other timelines or make them shift. Phi on the other hand decided immediately to join the international missions, so they havenât had a whole lot of time to just be a family together with their daughter. Phi did contact them regularly however to give them updates on anything that happened or just to talk and get away from whatever stressful event she or her parents experienced recently. With the difference in time zones however this led to calls at all different times of the day for both parties.
The couple had been on their couch, close to finishing watching a movie together when the phone went off. Even though Sigma would likely come back with the phone, Diana still paused the screen and walked with him anyway.Â
âKlim residence, what do you need?â
Sometimes Sigma would show more of his âold-man brainâ as Phi liked to call it, through mannerisms like the way he answers the phone.
âOh Aoi, why are you calling? Usually itâs Akane or Junpei for Crash Keys work.â
Diana couldnât quite hear the other end of the phone, but the slight concern in Sigmaâs voice was enough to make her a little nervous.
âYeah Diana is here with me.â
Sigma looked towards Diana and explained Aoi was on the line and needed to tell both of them something, but asked for it to be over speaker phone so he wouldnât have to repeat himself. While neither said anything about the uneasy feelings rising from their stomach, the looks they shot each other as Sigma pressed the button said more than enough.
âOkay, you can start now.â
âAlright, itâs very late for the four of us right now so I may sound a bit tired, but I needed to tell you as soon as possible what happened tonight.â
âWhat happened?â The uneasy feeling only grew stronger between the two.
âTonight Akane, Junpei, and Phi tried to see if a government building in Russia had files that could help our search for the Religious Fanatic, but it didnât quite go to plan and Phi was injured.â
âHow⌠bad⌠is it?â
âLet me explain what happened. In order to check the files, they had to go inside. The building in question was rarely used for anything aside from storage and is old as fuck, but still had some security.â
âSo they broke in.â
âYeah thatâs the first part. Its what happened later that you need to know about. After getting some of the files from their computers an emergency alarm was pulled and they had to leave as quick as they could, Akane got out okay but Junpei and Phi had more issues to deal with since they were on some of the higher floors and security blocked off the only set of stairs in the building.â
âThatâs not safe if a fire breaks out though.â Diana was looking more nervous by the second. Aoi taking his sweet time explaining the whole thing rather than getting right to what happened gave her a feeling that it was because something really bad did happen and Aoi wasnât ready to say exactly what yet. Sigma didnât look as panicked as his partner, but the expression on his face could tell anyone who knew him that he was terrified.
âLike I said, old building, mostly used for storage, thereâs not really enough people there at once for it to be an issue. But back to what I was saying, Junpei and Phi had to figure out how to get around them and that included having to make a noise to get the security guards out of the stairwell while they ran down the halls finding a different route to the stairs without the guards catching them.â
âWas this around when Phi got injured?â
âA bit before that actually, they couldnât find another hall that led to the stairs, but got cornered on a balcony that was more than a little worse for wear by the security guards at gunpoint. I donât have full details right now, but one of the guards managed to shoot the rail at just the right point to make it break and she fell off without a chance to grab onto something or balance herself.â Sigma and Diana both froze, looking at each other with dread in their eyes for what they had to ask next. Sigma swallowed and opened his mouth.
âYou said earlier that Junpei and Phi were on the upper floors, how long was the fall?â
âThe building was 8 floors including the ground floor, she fell from the fifth floor to the ground floor, but Junpei didnât. Sheâs being checked out by one of the doctors we were able to get in contact with to see how serious it is.â
âDo you have anything you know for sure that you can tell us?â
âShe more than likely shattered her right shoulder and fractured some ribs on impact. Sheâs also been unconscious since Akane and Junpei got to her so thereâs a good chance she might have a traumatic brain injury as well but we wonât know how bad of a TBI it is until she wakes up.â Moments felt like hours for Diana and Sigma while they processed what they had just heard. Slowly, Diana ended up on the verge of tears while Sigmaâs hands clenched into fists as he began to speak again.
âWas that all you needed to tell us or is there more?â
âThere was one more thing. We might be getting tailed by the government soon and we might have to be on the move again very soon. Weâll take care of her as much as we can but soon itâll be safer to have Akane or Junpei bring her back to America instead of having to bring her to more possibly dangerous locations and situations while sheâs still recovering.â
âSo youâre saying sheâll be back in america soon, right? If thatâs the case weâre more than happy to let her stay with us for the time being.â The thought of having Phi close again was enough to calm Diana down for a second before all of the worst case scenarios started playing in her head. Being an ER nurse can expose someone to witness more horrific injuries and deaths than any one person ever should.
âIâm sorry, I think I need to excuse myself for a moment.â Diana left, leaving Sigma alone with Aoi on the phone.
âIs Diana okay? I know this isnât the best news to hear but it was important to make sure you both knew what was happening.â
âThank you, if possible keep us updated if anything changes, As for Diana, she's⌠sheâs been under a lot of stress recently, she just needs a minute to calm down.â
âAlright, just to let you know now, from our current location to the airport nearest to Irvine, itâs a ten hour flight by jet and we donât want to risk the flight making her head injury worse. Weâre going to make sure sheâs well enough to fly before we know for sure when weâll take her back to California and we donât know how long that will be.â
âWhere are you anyway?â
âKhabarovsk, Russia, itâs an actual city and not a small town so buying medical supplies shouldnât be an issue if youâre worried about that, but hospitals are out of the question since the last thing we want to do is anything that could result in us getting arrested. I donât know if they got any pictures of our faces, but three of us did break into a government building so I wouldnât consider ourselves on the good side of the law.â
â⌠Just keep Phi safe, please.â
âWe will, donât worry. Tell Diana what I told you, and Iâll call you again unless I make Junpei do it for me.â
âAlright.â The call ended with a beep and Sigma looked down at the phone in his hand to see they spent over 40 minutes on the call. He set it down and went upstairs to try and find Diana. And he did. She was crying in the extra bedroom in their house, there so that when Phi would visit, she would be able to have her own room. Slowly, Sigma walked over and crouched down, putting a hand on her back.
âAoi will make sure weâre updated on whatâs happening with Phi, they need to make sure sheâs going to be able to handle being in a plane or a jet before she comes back, but theyâre near a city so theyâre able to get whatever medical supplies they need for Phi.â Diana acknowledged his presence, but still didnât seem ready to talk. âI know that you want to be there but you have to wait, Iâm sure sh-â
Diana interrupted Sigma but whatever she was trying to say came out in a mix of gasps and sobs, it was impossible to make out any words the first time she tried saying it.
âIts okay Diana, take your time.â Sigma continued to rub her back, both of them were still trying to make sense of everything they heard, but Sigmaâs first priority was trying to calm his wife down. She took a couple deep breaths before trying to speak again.
âLast week we lost a patient who tried to kill themself by jumping, he wasnât much older than Phi.â Diana turned and continued to weep in Sigmaâs arms.
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Aoi was so close to falling asleep, when did he last have a normal sleep schedule? He didnât know, but he didnât really think he could have one until they knew for sure everything was okay and 8,000,000,000 people werenât going to die in a nuclear war. As close as he was to drifting off the slumberland, the knocking on the door was demanding his attention and he begrudgingly went to open it. On the other side was Akane, looking a little more relaxed than before he left to call Sigma and Diana.
âHere to let me know how Phiâs doing? Based by the look on your face things are going a bit better than an hour and a half ago.â
âI am less nervous right now, but Iâm still worried. We know for sure she cracked four of her ribs and has a compression fracture on her right scapula. The doctor will return tomorrow with the supplies the stabilize the shoulder blade, so for now itâs in a splint.â
âBetter than Junpeiâs?â
âAoi! This is serious, yeah itâs better than Junpeiâs, but you think this is a good time to be joking right now?!â
âYeah, yeah, Sorry, still unconscious Iâm guessing?â
âYes, we were told she was lucky she didnât have a skull fracture so itâs likely her right shoulder took most of the damage from the fall, but she definitely has some kind of brain injury, without equipment to do scans with and considering sheâs still asleep, they couldnât tell how bad it was.â
âNot surprised. Whereâs Junpei? You wanted to be free of him for a minute?â Akane scoffed at the question.
âHeâs with Phi, we were asked to make sure sheâs monitored at all times to be and prepare for if anything changes.â
âAnd if she wakes up?â
âSheâll definitely be in a lot of pain, we were given medications to have her take if she wakes up before the doctor comes back.â
âThereâs something, else isnât there.â
âIâm worried about Junpei. During the Nonary game we set up there were timelines where he didnât react well when people died. Itâs a normal reaction to have to that situation, I know, but after that, he went through a very traumatic year before we ended up in the decision game. Iâm worried heâs starting to blame himself for what happened to Phi.â
âWell then go talk to him about it.â
âNot right now, Iâd wanna make sure thereâs nothing super bad happening when I talk with Junpei because I donât want him to have a reason to avoid talking to me.â
âFair.â
âHow did the call go? Sorry you got left to do that but me and Junpei had to communicate to the doctor about what happened.â
âAbout as well as you could expect. I couldnât see their faces, but the tone in their voices made it clear theyâre emotionally torn up over this. Diana dipped towards the end of the call so it was just me and Sigma for the last few minutes.â
âOh.â They stood there for a bit. Thinking about how itâs more than just Phi who needed help right now. Junpei was here with them, but Diana and Sigma were so far away from the daughter they love. The Kurashiki siblings had strong mental walls from the difficulties they faced as children, but even this chipped them a bit. Suddenly, Akaneâs phone buzzed from inside her pocket. She pulled it out to see a text from Junpei and opened it.
âI think Phiâs waking up, I havenât gotten a full response for anything I say to her but sheâs definitely in pain.â
Without a word both of them ran for the room down the hall where Phi was. The closer they got, the more they heard soft whimpering coming from the room. Junpei said she was feeling the pain and they could hear it as Aoi grasped the door handle.
He turned it to find Phi on her left side, hand on her right shoulder with her face contorted in pain and tears streaming from her eyes. The bruises more prominent now that theyâve been working their way to the surface for almost two hours. Junpei was next to the cot trying to see what he could do to calm her down.
âHas she said anything yet?â Akane ran for the pills and water bottle on the other side of the room. It was pain killers sure, but it was going to be hard for Phi to take them if she wasnât fully conscious. Still, they should be ready to give the medication to Phi as soon as possible.
âNot really, I was sitting over there when she started crying. I texted you after getting over here to see if she was waking up. Nothingâs changed since then.â Junpei moved away slightly to give Akane room next to Phi. Moving Phiâs hair out her face with her hand, Akane tried her best to soothe the pain while Phi was asleep as the two other people in the room sat still in silence aside from Phiâs crying, hoping for the best.
â⌠urtsâŚâ
âPhi?â Both Aoi and Junpei drew closer without thinking, while Akane kept her hand on the other girlâs face. All three holding their breaths hoping for the best.
âIt⌠hurtsâŚâ
âPhi? Can you hear me?â Akane tried her hardest to not let the fear in her throat come out while she spoke. Slowly, as if barely noticeable, Phi began to open her eyes.
âYeah, I'm⌠itâŚâ
âWe have pain killers for you to take, do you need help with them?â
A shallow nod from Phi was enough of a que for Akane to ask the boys to help Phi sit up enough to swallow. As they slowly moved her, she winced anytime something touched her shoulder. Akane broke the seal on the water bottle and opened two blisters containing the medication before helping phi get them into her mouth and down with a sip before Aoi and Junpei slowly helped her down back to the cot.
âDamn, this hurts like a bitch.â Phiâs speech was hoarse and quiet, but she was awake and alert somewhat of her surroundings, a good sign no doubt. âWhat happened?â She asked as the three other people in the room shot each other looks before Junpei raised his voice.
âPhi, what was the last thing you remember? I can explain from there.â
âWe were running in the halls trying to find another way to get to the stairs, thatâs it.â
âOkay, so um⌠we didnât find another way to get to the stairs. We got cornered on a balcony and not long after that, we were both taken off guard and one of the rails broke, and you fell with it.â
âThat⌠would explain a lot- ahhâŚâ Phi winced again and brought her hand up to her head as a wave of pain shot through it.
âThe doctor we had look at you said you might have some kind of brain injury but she wasnât sure how bad it was. The painkillers should kick in soon, but you should rest as much as you can.â Akane slowly began to softly stroke Phiâs face to try and distract her from the pain. Aoi moved to cover her with the blanket again to keep her warm while Junpei moved the painkillers and water back to the other side of the room.
âDo⌠Diana⌠and SigmaâŚâ
âI called them already and told them both Iâd keep an eye on you and give what updates I can, just focus on getting better for right now.â Aoi response helped Phi relax a bit, at least they wouldnât be wondering why she wouldnât be able to call for awhile.
Slowly as the medicine took hold, Phi drifted off to sleep as Akane took the next shift to stay awake and watch Phi.
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Neither Diana nor Sigma had a restful nightâs sleep. Both would wake up at different times of the night, checking their phones for word from Crash Keys on Phiâs condition. Even with their worries, they still had jobs to do, Dianaâs shift at the hospital is usually twelve hours long and starts at 6 in the morning, so she needed to be up early anyway. Sigma was never a morning person and worked from home on his own schedule so Diana usually places little notes for him to find when he wakes up after she leaves, something they started doing while the two of them were trapped in the bomb shelter to help keep their spirits up while Diana was pregnant. This morning however she ultimately decided to leave one note before heading out.
âPlease let me know if you hear anything about Phi. Iâll check my phone during my breaks to let you know if they tried contacting me through my phone. -Dâ
When Sigma woke up, Diana had long since left for her shift at the hospital. Her not being there was just an indicator that she would be at work and there wasnât any reason to worry. Still groggy from his stressful night, Sigma reached for his phone to check the time, then to find two notifications, a text from Diana an hour ago, and an email from Crash Keys two hours ago. His heart rate jumped as his brain registered what he was seeing and didnât hesitate opening the email first to check itâs contents.
âPhi woke up a little before 5 this morning, our time. She isnât doing as bad as we feared. She has a concussion and was still very out of it when she woke up and canât use her right arm right now. The doctor here wants to stabilize her shoulder and keep an eye on her for the next day or two though in case something unexpected happens, after that weâll work on getting her packed up to fly her out to you guys. Maybe set her up to be checked at Dianaâs hospital as soon as you can because she hasnât had a scan yet and sheâs on fentanyl right now to dull the pain from her arm and we only have so much to send over to the US. We havenât told her that last bit yet because the meds are making her a bit loopy and sleepy. -Tenmyouji"Â
Sigma let out a breath he didnât know he was holding soon after hearing the news. Phiâs okay right now. He thought to himself as he opened the text from Diana.
âI got an email saying Phiâs awake! Hopefully we can see her soon."Â
Not wanting to leave his wife on read he sent a small confirmation that he got it too before getting up out of bed. A weight felt like it had been lifted off his shoulders, but wasnât completely gone. Khabarovsk was at least a 10 hour flight away from Irvine and he didnât even like being on a plane for half of that. Soon he began thinking about everything that he should make sure is taken care of before Phi comes to stay; her room should be set up so it wonât be too bright or loud while making sure she would be comfortable while her arm heals. They would have to make sure she would be able to be seen at a hospital. Did they have what they needed to make sure she could be seen? How would they explain their relationship to Phi at the hospital?
It was going to be a long day.
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"So, did you hear about your results or were you too out of it to pay attention?â
âShut up.â
The whole physical examination flew by for Phi, mostly likely because of the pain medications. A doctor came by after she woke up to figure out how bad her head injury was since they couldnât tell while she was out. All she wanted to do was sleep off her killer headache but was pretty much limited to sleeping on her left side and stomach because of the split on the right side of her back which made it very hard to get comfortable. Junpei had walked in shortly after the doctor had left to bring her some food to eat so she doesnât have to take her medications on an empty stomach.
âDidnât answer my question, but okay. How about this, did you hear about what theyâre doing when they come back?â
âThey were speaking Russian and I didnât have the interpreter in here.â
âSo no?â
âNo.â Junpei put the tray on a nearby table before walking over to Phiâs cot to help her sit up, before going back for her meal. Lacking use of one arm, no less your dominant arm, made a lot of mindless tasks and actions a lot harder.
âSo the good news is that itâs most likely a severe concussion, but youâll be kept an eye on until youâre out of danger of having an aneurysm or hemorrhage.â
âAnd the arm?â
âYour shoulder blade is still in dozens of tiny pieces so theyâre gonna use a bone cement mixture to keep them all together.â
âBone cement? Doesnât it have an actual name?â
âDonât ask me, itâs not my job to remember that stuff. Anyway, youâll be numbed before they start working on your arm. Canât guarantee how numb youâll be though.â
âThat all you wanted to tell me?â
âAoi and Akane are gonna come talk to you after your arm is splinted back up, then you can sleep.â
âAlright.â Phi resigned herself to waiting as she looked down at the tray of food on her lap.
After the doctor had left, Phi was left laying on her stomach trying to sleep as much as she could before the Kurashikis came to talk to her. Apparently it only takes about three days to fully set, but until then sheâs going to have to be careful with it and wear a splint. Not that sheâd have much reason to move around a bunch anyway with a concussion and several broken ribs. It was incredibly hard for Phi to keep track of time being so tired since she first woke up but it didnât seem like long since she finished her food and started trying to sleep again before the door opened yet again as this time two people stepped in.
âStill sleeping?â
âTrying to at least,â Phi mumbled as she moved to reposition herself enough with her mobile arm to at least be able to see the siblings as they talked. They stood next to each other with firm looks on their faces. Clearly they knew she wasnât in immediate danger, but whatever they had to say was serious and Phi began to feel a knot form in her gut.
âYouâre not in trouble, what happened was an accident on your part so there wonât be any repercussions for you and Jumpy except for making sure you both know to be more careful from now on.â Akane was the first to speak up, whether or not she had noticed Phiâs unease, Phi couldnât tell.
âWell we wonât be having you both go on missions for a bit, weâre having Junpei go through some of the data you got and itâll take a bit, and obviously youâre not in any state to work right now, so Iâm just going to cut to the chase.â Aoiâs tone of voice didnât change at all while he talked. âThe tools we need to make hacking into those files faster and easier are all the way back in the states, and you need a safer place to rest and heal up compared to a shelter with minimal facilities as well as being able to visit a hospital without worrying about being recognized for breaking into a government building.â
âSo weâre having Jumpy fly you back to America tomorrow.â
It took a few seconds for Phi to register what the pair had said, silently cursing at the fact that with the medications and the concussion, thinking had become an incredibly difficult task.
âI hope you have it planned out more than that."Â
"We do!â Akane piped in, Phi wincing with the sudden noise.âSigma and Diana are living in California, theyâre more than willing to let you stay with them for as long as you need to.â
âYou talked to them already?â
âWe called while you were still out and have been keeping them updated since. Itâs been almost a whole day.â Phi stayed quiet and tried to pay attention while Aoi and Akane explained what happened while she was out and their plans for getting her and Junpei across the pacific ocean. After they finished, they left, leaving Phi by herself again. She hadnât seen her parents since shortly after leaving Dcom, and while she did try and keep in contact over the phone, part of her felt anxious to see them again after being gone for almost a year.
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It was almost Midnight when Sigma and Diana arrived at the airport. Waiting anxiously by the gate for the small plane Phi and Junpei would be arriving in any minute. Diana was trying her hardest not to nod off, she would usually be in bed by now with all of her early morning shifts, but managed to get the next two weeks off for a âfamily emergency.â Sigma on the other hand was still awake, it could have been lingering from his college days back when his 22 year old self had been inhabiting his age appropriate body, sure, but it was actually concern for his daughter. They hadnât had the knowledge of them being parents for a year at that point, but when Phi mentioned she would be joining Crash Keys on their hunt for the fanatic the pair had basically transformed into stereotypical worrisome parents like they had raised Phi her whole life. Eventually it opened and from the other side walked out Junpei escorting a very tired looking Phi in an oversized jacket to accommodate the splint and keep her warm in the cool October air, it took everything in Sigma to not run up and hold her close.
âYou both didnât get too lonely waiting for us did you?â Junpei said walking closer to the couple. Both practically ignored him and instead Sigma went to pick up Phi so she wouldnât have to walk all the way through the airport to the car while Junpei and Diana handled the bags. It was a small airport which made the walk back to the car a short one, all quiet knowing Phi needed it as much as possible.
Junpei headed out early in the morning without much of a conversation aside from a âgood bye,â being picked up by a local member of Crash Keys while Sigma and Diana were still waking up. Phi was still upstairs in her bedroom sleeping as much as she could and Diana would bring her food later on to eat with the pain medication and help her with basic needs and anything else she needed help with before going back to sleep. Thankfully Phi would pretty much eat anything you put in front of her regardless of what it was so they would have to bother her as much as she slept to ask what she would like to eat. This would be their routine for the next couple of weeks while Diana was off from work, occasionally there would be a request or two from Phi, usually it was an extra snack, help readjusting the splint if it slipped out of place, or help with brushing her hair that had grown out itâs red roots since she left with Crash Keys almost a year ago. Eventually Diana would have to go back to work, and unfortunately that would be happening around the time Phi was supposed to wean off the fentanyl and stick to what they could get over the counter to manage her pain, so Sigma would have to take over managing her medication while Diana was away.
The night before Diana had her first shift back at the hospital she wrote up a schedule for Sigma to follow while she was gone and he followed it to a T. It had been a couple of weeks so her concussion, ribs, and shoulder had time to heal enough that she could start moving around again so long as she kept the splint on, albeit slowly and uncomfortably. Keeping track of time on the other hand hadnât been a high priority for Phi in combination with the jet lag, sleeping, and pain killers making her thinking process go all over the place. Going off the fentanyl slowly let her start gathering her thoughts again, although not all of them were thoughts she wanted to have.
Sigma knocked on the door gently to let Phi know he was there before opening the door. Phi was on her left side on the bed as usual, her head buried in the pillow, hiding her face.
âIâve got your dose for today, do you need anything else before I leave?â
Phi lifted her head from the pillow, hair a mess and her eyes red from crying. She didnât say anything as she used her left arm to sit upright.
âIs something the matter?â
âI guess.â Her voice was hoarse and quiet. Sigma hadnât heard her talk much in the few weeks since he and Diana brought her home. He moved to sit at the foot of her bed slowly so he wouldnât jostle the mattress enough to cause Phi more pain.
âIs it anything I can help you with?â
âI donât know, Iâm still trying to process everything.â
âEverything with the accident orâŚâ
âEverything since last Christmas pretty much.â Phi didnât look at Sigma as she spoke. She hadnât spent a lot of time with her parents after leaving Dcom before leaving with Junpei and Akane to join Crash Keys on their search. While Sigma and Diana moved in together towards the end of January and had helped each other through nightmares and breakdowns that came as a result of remembering everything that took place inside of the bomb shelter, Phi took any opportunity to keep herself busy and not think about the events of the decision game until she knew everyone was safe.
âDid you have a nightmare?â
Phi nodded, head hanging low as she took a breath.
âI was back inside the incinerator, it turned on and I couldnât move. I heard you and Diana screaming on the outside, I couldnât hear myself burning, but I felt all of it.â Sigma listened as Phiâs voice stayed flat as she spoke. The trash-disposal room had been the source of a number of his and Dianaâs nightmares. While they knew there was a history where all three of them survived, the other two histories often overshadowed it.
âHave you had any other nightmares I should know about?â
âWell thereâs the whole Radical-6 pandemic and being on the moon for a start. I still donât remember much from the Nonary game, I just have small bits and pieces without the context. The only one thatâs really fully clear to me is the one where we were able to get everyone to nine points. On the other hand I still remember so much before I was frozen.â
âDo you mind if I ask what you do remember about the Nonary Game?â
âTenmyouji and Clover were handcuffed to the sink in the infirmary, K giving Dio some water to drink to determine if it was safe to drink or not after I shoved a spoonful of food in his mouth, Dio holding a moon rock over my head, and then I think you were trying to talk to me in the pressure exchange chamber but I was having a really hard time understanding what you were trying to say.â
âI donât think you want the details for those timelines quite yet, but I can talk to you about them later if you would like me to.â
âThanksâŚâ the pair sat there in silence, contemplating, before Sigma opened his mouth.
âItâs not your fault that the virus escaped the facility, we didnât know that Mira had a vial containing Radical-6 on her and Diana did what she did because she wanted to save you. Besides, not everything that came out of the Decision Game was bad, like you.â
âAnd Delta. You havenât said anything about him at all.â
âWell, you know that me and Diana were trapped in the shelter when the two of you were conceived, and the month and a half before that was essentially torture to Diana and myself. Things were a bit better after that, but after we realized she was pregnant, it felt like we had something to keep going for. I didnât think twice about sending you both in the transporter after you both were born and making sure the time we had with you afterwards was the best we could possibly make it.â
âWhat timeline did this happen in?â
âIt was after you⌠passed away in the Trash-disposal room. We didnât know how you had died at the time because of the supposed amnesia drugs.â
âOh.â The room fell silent once more. This was the first time either of them had really talked openly about their experiences in depth. Sure they had friends in and out of Crash Keys and the SOIS who had an idea of what happened, but it was something else entirely when the other person was right there with you.
âHey Sigma, could I ask you to do something for me?â
âWhat is it?â
âCould you give me a hug please? Just be careful about the splint.â Phi slowly turned her body to face Sigma at a more comfortable angle. He moved closer and opened his arms to wrap around his daughter and keep her close, trying his best to not move the splint on her back as she buried her head in his chest.
âIâm not going to turn down a request like that.â She was so small in his arms, not as small as when she was a newborn, but small in the sense that Sigma felt like sheâd snap in two if he wasnât careful. How she managed to go almost ten months without a major incident was a mystery to him.
âDid Diana ever tell you what your birthday was?â
âI donât think so, Iâve always just had it celebrated in June since that was approximately ten months before my foster parents got me.â
âItâs November 16th. I made a calendar on one of the walls in the lounge and the 24 hour clock on the bracelets helped us tell when a full day went by and Iâd mark it off.â
âAny reason you decided to bring that up?â
âWell itâs this Friday, I thought youâd like to know.â
âWait how long have I been here?â Phi raised her head.
âWe picked you up on the 25th of October, and itâs the 13th now, so about three weeks.â
âHuh.â They stayed like that for a few minutes, Sigma not willing to remove his arms from Phi until she moved to free herself, and Phi herself perfectly content with right where she was at that point in time.
âDo you think you could help me with something else?â
âIt depends on what that âsomething elseâ is, Iâd have to find out before I can give you an answer.â
âCould you help me with my hair? I havenât been able to bleach it since last December and itâs longer than Iâd like it to be even though Iâve gotten trims when I could.â
âI only dyed my hair once in highschool and it turned out awful, that was also over 50 years ago for my current consciousness.â
âI can tell you how to do it, we could also try and get Diana to help too.â
âI guess I can do it, youâll have to wait until you have that splint off first.â
âI guess thatâll work. One last thing, though.â She said as she moved to free herself and sit up straight.
âWhat is it?â
âCan you show me around your house and what food I can eat? I pretty much only know the route from here to the bathroom and Iâm getting a little stir crazy being stuck in here all day.â
âThatâs understandable, do you need help standing up?â
âNo Iâve got it, just give me a minute.â
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âIâm home! Howâs Phi- oh?â
Diana walked into the living room to be greeted with the sight of Sigma holding a finger to his mouth signalling Diana to be quiet. The TV was playing yet another older movie with the volume low and the brightness dimmed. Phi was sleeping on the couch leaning against her dad with a blanket draped over her lap. Diana took notice and after taking her coat off and setting her bags down, sitting next to her partner to relax for the rest of the evening enjoying the first time her little family had felt complete and safe.